UpFront – February 4, 2026
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Day Four of Government Shutdown; Plus, SFUSD Educators Authorize Strike; And, Overtime Pay in OPD is Bursting the City’s Budget
00:08 — John Nichols, Executive Editor of the Nation 00:33 — Cassondra Curiel is President at United Educators of San Francisco. They have just voted to authorize a strike 00:45 — Beck Klein is a reporter and multimedia journalist studying at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
Senate Negotiations Over DHS Funding; Plus, Families’ Experiences in Seeking Help through California CARE Courts
00:08 — David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. 00:33 — Marisa Kendall is a reporter covering California’s homelessness crisis for CalMatters. June Dudas has helped her aunt and cousin to seek help through the CARE Courts. She joins us from El Cajon in southern California to discuss her family’s experience in the … Continued
UpFront – January 29, 2026
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UpFront – January 28, 2026
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UpFront – January 27, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront – January 26, 2026
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UpFront – January 23, 2026
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
How Canada is Responding to Trump’s Aggressive Pursuit of Greenland; Plus Report from the Streets of Minneapolis
00:08 — Vincent Rigby is a Professor at McGill University, recently retired from Canada’s Public Service after 30 years in departments including Global Affairs, Public Safety and National Defense. 00:33 — Sam Gould is an artist and educator who lives in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, four blocks from where ICE agents killed Renee Good.